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Pettus v. Gerges

82 A.D.3d 897 Court N.Y. App. Div. Decision date 2011-03-08 English

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In the Matter of James Pettus, Petitioner, v Abraham Gerges, Respondent.
[918 NYS2d 380]

The extraordinary remedy of mandamus will lie only to compel the performance of a ministerial act, and only where there exists a clear legal right to the relief sought (see Matter of Legal Aid Socy. of Sullivan County v Scheinman, 53 NY2d 12 , 16 [1981]). The petitioner has failed to demonstrate a clear legal right to the relief sought. Rivera, J.E, Balkin, Leventhal and Hall, JJ., concur.

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